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Name: MIDI Messages
ID: m15049
Language: English (en)
Summary: Basic MIDI messages include those that produce sound, select voices, and vary a sound in progress, such as pitch bending. In this module you will learn about the most common types of MIDI messages at the byte level, including: Note-On, Note-Off, Program Change, Control Change, Bank Select, Pitch Wheel, and Syste-Exclusive. The General MIDI (GM) standard sound set is also introduced.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: bank select, channel number, control change, data byte, General MIDI sound set, MIDI messages, Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), note-off, note-on, pitch wheel, program change, status byte, system-exclusive
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)
Authors: Ed Doering (doering@rose-hulman.edu)
Copyright Holders: Ed Doering (doering@rose-hulman.edu)
Maintainers: Ed Doering (doering@rose-hulman.edu), Erik Luther (erik.luther@ni.com), Sam Shearman (sam.shearman@ni.com)
Editors: Erik Luther (erik.luther@ni.com), Sam Shearman (sam.shearman@ni.com)
Version: 1.2 (history)
Created: Jul 24, 2007 2:33 pm GMT-5
Revised: Mar 18, 2008 9:50 am GMT-5

Version History

Version: 1.2 Mar 18, 2008 9:50 am GMT-5 by Ross J. Reedstrom
Changes: 
fixup audio in flash video files
Version: 1.1 Aug 23, 2007 11:01 am GMT-5 by Ed Doering
Changes: 
Initial release

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